This is a series of seven brief activities about Jupiter's atmosphere and weather. Learners will look at Jupiter's distinct banded appearance, violent storms, and clouds of many different colors. The activities are part of Explore! Jupiter's Family...(View More) Secrets, a series designed to engage children in space and planetary science in libraries and informal learning environments.(View Less)

This is a lesson about light in the outer solar system. Learners will demonstrate the effect of the inverse square law of illumination with distance and connect this to the functioning of solar panels at Saturn. Requires a silicon solar cell...(View More) (available at an electronics parts store for a few dollars) and a multimeter.(View Less)

This activity is about the kinds of rocks on the Moon. Learners will carefully look at, describe, and learn about the origins of the six lunar samples contained in the disk. This activity is in Unit 2 of the Exploring the Moon teachers guide, which...(View More) is designed for use especially, but not exclusively, with the Lunar Sample Disk program.(View Less)